Ep. 480 — Frank Bruni
The Axe Files with David Axelrod
CNN
4.6 • 7.7K Ratings
🗓️ 10 March 2022
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
One morning in 2017, journalist Frank Bruni woke up to altered vision— he had lost sight in his right eye during the night. As he grappled with this new reality, he began reevaluating his expectations, priorities, and outlook on life. He joined David to talk about how his lost eyesight taught him to approach others with empathy and savor meaningful moments, his thoughts on the politicization of Covid-19 and how President Biden is doing so far, and his new book, “The Beauty of Dusk: On Vision Lost and Found.”
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| 0:00.0 | Music |
| 0:06.0 | And now, from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN Audio, the Axe Files, with |
| 0:12.5 | your host David Axelrod. |
| 0:15.9 | At a conversation way back in 2016 right here with journalist and author Frank Bruney, |
| 0:24.8 | who is then a featured op-ed columnist for the New York Times, we talked about his life, |
| 0:29.6 | his craft, the wild presidential campaign unfolding at that time, the world as he saw it. |
| 0:36.0 | While he's seen the world much differently now after a personal trial that has at once |
| 0:40.7 | challenged and enriched his life and expanded his vision, it's the subject of his brilliant |
| 0:46.2 | moving new book The Beauty of Dusk, which was just released. |
| 0:50.2 | I sat down with Frank this week to talk about all the changes in his life and what they've |
| 0:55.2 | taught him. |
| 0:56.2 | Final note, as we have on many occasions here in the Axe Files, we discussed the subject |
| 1:00.6 | of depression and suicide. |
| 1:03.1 | If you or someone you love is struggling with these, please call the National Suicide |
| 1:08.2 | Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. |
| 1:13.9 | That's 1-800-273-8255. |
| 1:25.5 | Frank Bruney, it's great to see you again. |
| 1:28.1 | Thanks for being here. |
| 1:30.0 | On the occasion of the publication of your fantastic new book The Beauty of Dusk, good to see you, David. |
| 1:38.4 | I should point out to people who are going to miss the whole history of Frank Bruney that |
| 1:44.9 | we covered that in a previous conversation. |
| 1:49.0 | You can find that in our archives of the Axe Files. |
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